Lear Corporation
ROUNDED BEVEL EMBOSSING

Abstract:

A method for embossing a polymeric sheet with rounded embossments includes a step of providing an embossing system including a platen component and a press component. The press component includes a pressing plate and a plurality of embossing protrusions extending from the pressing plate. The plurality of embossing protrusions are arranged in a predetermined pattern. Advantageously, each embossing protrusion has curved sidewalls with only rounded edges if present. A polymeric sheet is placed on the platen component. The polymeric sheet is contacted with the press component at a sufficient temperature to form embossments on the polymeric sheet. Characteristically, the embossments are depressions in the polymeric sheet having rounded sidewalls and rounded edges